The Straits Times, 11 November 2008

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    18 1 THE STRAITS TIMES MICA (P) 115/12/2007 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11 2008 «jp* AN SPH PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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    Lock icon Man wearing tudung, lipstick tries to rob bank
    686 1  -  Esther Tan AT FIRST, bank teller Ow Soon Hock thought he had one of those pesky customers when the woman walked past the queue of waiting people and approached his counter. He told her to get back in line. But the tudung-clad
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    Lock icon China sees $877b package also as stimulus to world economy
    630 1  -  Tracy Quek Premier Wen says top priority is to maintain stability, avoid volatility I By CHINA CORRESPONDENT CHINA'S 4 trillion yuan (SsB77 billion) stimulus package will be a big boost not only at home but also for the global economy,
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  • prime commentary
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      Lock icon High growth brings high risks, for nations too
      876 2  -  Chua Lee Hoong Iceland's fall to brink of bankruptcy a sobering example for Singapore I By POLITICAL EDITOR FIVE years is all it will take to ruin Singapore, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said recently. Watching the financial crisis claim one victim
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      235 2 A Public Healthcare Educational Seminar W by the Singapore Medical Group LASIK Forum The Lasik Surgery Clinic 4 Dates: 13 November 2008 (Thurs| The Lasik Surgery Clinic 14 November 2008 |Fri) Campaigns Against Poor VHen The Lasik Surgery Clinic (LSQ launches a national appeal to the public to donate a
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      157 2 VIEWPOINTS WE SAY China-Taiwan deals have to be worked at The direct-links agreements between China and Taiwan won't bring immediately a sudden, massive jump in business. Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou should moderate expectations among his people, lest disappointment lead to resistance towards his accommodating stance on China. EDITORIAL PAGE A2l
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  • prime news
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        347 3  -  Selina Lum I By A DETECTIVE from the Criminal Investigation Department was yesterday sentenced to a year's jail by the High Court for abusing his Indonesian maid on five occasions. In sending 36-year-old Lawrence Lim Hwang Ngin to jail for longer than is typical in
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        Lock icon Woman pinched and slapped victim
        310 3  -  Elena Chong I By A WOMAN who pinched, slapped and pulled her Indonesian maid's T-shirt was jailed for five weeks yesterday for abuse. A day after she was assaulted, Ms Istikomah, 27, ran away from the flat in Woodlands Drive 50 and sought help with
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      Lock icon Aussie families and investors hit by fall of childcare chain
      705 6  -  Roger Maynard Temasek suffers heavy loss; too-rapid growth and boss' spending cited in collapse of firm By AUSTRALIA CORRESPONDENT THE crash of an Australian childcare chain run by a high-spending former milkman has thrown thousands of families into turmoil and
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      Lock icon Singapore strikes gold in gaming 'Olympics'
      418 7  -  Tham Yuen-C Team also wins a silver at World Cyber Games I By A SINGAPORE gamer has delivered the Republic's first gold medal from the World Cyber Games (WCG), considered the Olympics of the cybergaming world. Mr Jared Beins, 19, beat Mr Steven An-
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      Lock icon Jakarta blamed for execution blunders
      835 8  -  Salim Osman Delays allow media to play up Bali bombers, arousing public sympathy I By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA: A day after the execution of the three Bali bombers, the Indonesian government bore the brunt of criticism for fuelling public sympathy for the men, with militants
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      Lock icon Two arrested for sending 'revenge attack' SMSes
      347 8  -  Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja I By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA: Indonesian police arrested two men who sent text messages threatening retaliation attacks ahead of last Sunday's execution of three Bali bombers. The police arrested a man identified only as HJ, a 25-year-old East Kalimantan resident, at
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      Lock icon Obama's challenge: Stateless extremists
      726 10 LOS ANGELES TIMES Autonomous, Internet-driven terrorist groups are threat of the future MADRID: Amid the focus on wars that Presi-dent-elect Barack Obama will inherit in Iraq and Afghanistan, a third conflict gets less attention: the shadow-war against stateless networks of Islamic extremists. Terror greeted the past
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      Lock icon 'Secret US order allowed raids on Al-Qaeda worldwide'
      704 11 NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON: The United States military, since 2004, has used broad secret authority to carry out nearly a dozen previously undisclosed attacks against Al-Qaeda and other militants in Syria, Pakistan and elsewhere, according to senior American officials. These military raids,
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      Lock icon Attacks timed to test new presidents?
      353 11 BOTH of President-elect Barack Obama's predecessors had to contend with major terrorist strikes shortly after they assumed office, one of them almost as soon as he was sworn in. BILL CLINTON Mr Clinton was sworn in on Jan 20, 1993. The World Trade Center
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Help for China's Net addicts
      592 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, CHINA DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK, XINHUA PHOTO: Beijing to recognise compulsive Web usage as a disorder and growing social issue BEIJING: China could become the first country to classify Internet addiction as a clinical disorder amid growing concern over compulsive Web use by millions
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      Lock icon South Korea cracks down on malicious use of Internet
      184 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SOUTH Korean police have rounded up more than 2,000 people for spreading malicious rumours on the Internet during a month-long crackdown sparked by an actress's suicide, officials said yesterday. The National Police Agency said 11 people have been arrested
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    • world regional
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        Lock icon Thaksin drops British asylum bid
        647 13 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, THE NATION/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Former Thai PM will leave Beijing for an undisclosed location BANGKOK: Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, whose British visa was revoked last week, has scrapped his British asylum application to be free to carry on his political
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        Lock icon Kim's brother-in-law said to be running North Korea
        603 13 LONDON: North Korea is being governed by Mr Kirn Jong Il's brother-in-law while the Dear Leader recuperates after reportedly suffering a stroke three months ago, a British newspaper has reported. "Jang Song Tack is now in control and is leading North Korea,"
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        Lock icon Missing PI and blogger figure in murder trial
        505 14  -  Carolyn Hong Duo who linked Najib to the Mongolian victim to be called as witnesses By MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF SHAH ALAM: A missing private investigator and a blogger, both of whom had implicated Deputy Premier Najib Razak in the case of a
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        Lock icon Lack of interest in second stage of trial
        543 14  -  CAROLYN HONG THE crowds that used to queue from dawn for a seat in the courtroom have all but vanished after political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda was acquitted of abetting the murder of his Mongolian lover Altantuya Shaariibuu. At the start of
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        Lock icon Ex-minister told to show cause over anti-ISA stand
        220 14 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KUALA LUMPUR: Umno has issued a show cause letter to former de facto law minister Zaid Ibrahim, over his open letter and meeting with opposition MPs on repealing the Internal Security Act (ISA). Datuk Zaid yesterday revealed that
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        Lock icon Directors held in $14b forex scandal
        538 15  -  P. Jayaram PAKISTAN'S CURRENCY PROBE They allegedly smuggled US$ abroad, partly causing rupee to lose fifth of its value I By TWO directors of a leading foreign exchange company in Pakistan have been arrested for allegedly smuggling US$lO billion (Ssl4 billion) out of the
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        Lock icon Princess Masako resumes official duties
        237 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO: Japan's elusive Crown Princess Masako appears to be returning to her official duties, with pictures of her receiving foreign royalty. Yesterday, she greeted the Spanish King and his consort in a welcoming ceremony at the Imperial Palace. Princess Masako joined other members
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        Lock icon China publicly rejects envoys' proposal
        706 16  -  Sim Chi Yin TALKS ON TIBET Hard line leaves little room for negotiation of 'genuine autonomy' By CHINA CORRESPONDENT A LONG-RUNNING dialogue between China and the Dalai Lama's envoys faces breakdown after Beijing yesterday publicly stated that it "will never make a concession" on the
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        Lock icon Boy to deny killing dad, friend
        630 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS Attorney says police scared him into confessing ST JOHNS (Arizona): An eight-year-old Arizona boy, accused of fatally shooting his father and another man last week, will deny the allegations the equivalent of an adult not-guilty plea during an advisory hearing, his attorney
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        Lock icon Statin cuts stroke risk in healthy folk: Study
        759 18 WASHINGTON POST, NEW YORK TIMES, ASSOCIATED PRESS Simple blood test can spot danger in those with normal cholesterol levels WASHINGTON: A highly anticipated study has produced powerful evidence that a simple blood test can spot seemingly healthy people who are at increased
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        Lock icon S'pore docs may try blood test
        310 18  -  LEE HUI CHIEH DOCTORS in Singapore may start using a blood test for inflammation to help them decide if certain patients need cholesterol-lower-ing statins despite not having high cholesterol levels. But they will probably use the C-reactive protein test on only patients who are
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        Lock icon 2 monks held in 'holy' clash
        331 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS JERUSALEM: Israeli police rushed into one of Christianity's holiest churches and arrested two clergyman after an argument among monks erupted into a brawl next to the site of Jesus' tomb. The clash broke out on Sunday between Armenian and Greek Orthodox monks
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    • world u.s. election – the handover
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        Lock icon Obama set to reverse Bush laws
        863 19 NEW YORK TIMES, ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Policies under review include those on stem cell research, oil drilling WASHINGTON: Mr Barack Obama is looking to reverse executive orders on stem cell research and oil drilling implemented by United States President George W. Bush, a
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        Lock icon Obama's seat: Jesse Jackson's son has the edge
        378 19 NEW YORK TIMES, ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO: As Mr Barack Obama heads for the White House, a much-coveted vacancy for his US Senate seat opens up. The same goes for Vice-President-elect Joseph Biden. Both will have to give up their Senate seats before
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        Lock icon Lesson for France
        144 19 ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS: Inspired by United States President-elect Barack Obama, the French First Lady and other leading figures say it is high time for France to stamp out racism and shake up a white political elite that smacks of colonial times. A manifesto published on Sunday subtitled
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    • world in brief
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        Lock icon SM on trip to HK, Macau
        142 20 SINGAPORE Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong arrived in Hong Kong yesterday for a three-day working trip to be followed by a two-day visit to Macau, according to a press statement from the Prime Minister's Office. In Hong Kong, he will deliver a keynote address,
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        Lock icon Taiwan trip 'cancelled'
        81 20 REUTERS TAIPEI: Three official groups from China have cancelled plans to visit Taiwan because of violent protests last week directed against Beijing's top negotiator to the island, the local ruling party said yesterday. "Due to safety concerns, they are not coming here in the short term," said
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        Lock icon Osama's son deported
        72 20 ASSOCIATED PRESS CAIRO: The Egyptian authorities have denied entry to Osama bin Laden's son Omar and put him on a plane to Qatar, becoming the third country to reject the self-proclaimed "ambassador for peace". As a Saudi national, Mr Omar automatically gets a six-month residency in Egypt,
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        Lock icon Artist gives away works
        72 20 REUTERS LONDON: A British artist will give away 1,000 of his works on Friday by leaving them around London for anyone to find. The Independent on Sunday said the works would be signed by artist Adam Neate, whose pieces have fetched up to £43,000 (S$101,050). "It's
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        Lock icon Sanya cabbies on strike
        85 20 XINHUA SANYA: Taxi drivers in the resort city of Sanya on southern Hainan island staged a strike yesterday over the high fees they are charged and unfair competition from unlicensed taxis. More than 200 cabbies gathered in front of the municipal government office in the morning,
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        Lock icon 100 kg of heroin seized
        105 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BANGKOK: Thai police charged a Taiwanese man and a local man with trafficking after finding 100 kg of heroin in the country's biggest drug bust in five years, police said yesterday. The 42-year-old Taiwanese and the 29-year-old Thai man were arrested on Sunday
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        152 20 REUTERS $1,280 chicken, anyone? TOKYO: Japanese still able to splurge this Christmas may have an appetite for this: truffle-stuffed roast chicken for 84,000 yen (551,280) apiece. Takashimaya department store is taking orders for 12 capons filled with black truffles, foie gras, sausage and chestnuts to be flown in from
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        Lock icon Mama Africa' dies of heart attack at 76
        353 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS ROME: Miriam Makeba (left), the South African singer who wooed the world with her sultry voice but was banned from her own country for 30 years under apartheid, died after a concert in Italy. The 76-year-old icon, nicknamed
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  • REVIEW & FORUM
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      Lock icon China-Taiwan deals have to be worked at
      453 21 THE rowdy protests over the visit of China's chief cross-strait negotiator Chen Yunlin to Taipei did not cloud the signing of agreements on direct transport and postal links to stimulate economic cooperation. Still, Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou will do well to manage his
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      Lock icon Beware deflation's spiral
      1137 21  -  Tion Kwa ECONOMIC WATCH MOST people will think the biggest news last week was Mr Barack Obama's victory in the US presidential elections. Perhaps. But for a whole lot of other reasons, the more significant event may be the interest rate decision by the central banks of
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      Lock icon Toss the war-mongering
      652 21  -  Doug Bandow U.S. CONSERVATIVES' FOREIGN POLICY AFTER its disastrous election losses, the Republican Party is in disarray. The American conservative movement must rethink its future and rededicate itself to limited government at home and abroad. Eight years ago, Mr George W. Bush was elected America's president after
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      Lock icon Lessons from Bretton Woods
      840 22  -  Harold James By THE chaotic and costly international response to the world's current financial disorder has prompted French President Nicolas Sarkozy, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and German President Horst Kohler, a former head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), to call for a new Bretton
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      786 22  -  Ching Cheong GLOBAL FINANCIAL OVERHAUL By SENIOR WRITER HONG KONG: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao urged the world two weeks ago to establish a new global financial order even as it struggles to tackle the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. Speaking in Moscow,
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      824 22  -  Gwynne Dyer TAIWAN-CHINA TIES I By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES MATING is a notoriously tricky business for porcupines. Likewise for prickly customers such as China and Taiwan: When a high-level Chinese delegation arrived in Taiwan last week for landmark talks on closer relations, the island's police even prevented
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      325 23  -  Kandasamy Sabesan NON-CHINESE PM? I WELCOME the opinion voiced by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in Sunday's report, "Non-Chinese PM? Possible, but not soon", on the possibility of having an ethnic minority prime minister in the not-too-distant future, as well as the limitations he outlined in
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      225 23  -  Dr V.P. Nair I REFER to the recent discussion on the importance of automated external defibrillators (AEDs). Public access AEDs should be where groups of people gather. This is important as some may fall victim to sudden cardiac arrest, which may lead to death
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      417 23  -  S. Siddarth Sriram I REFER to last Tuesday's report, "No 'blessings' for euthanasia". Mr K. Kathirasan, secretary of the Hindu Centre, stated that the practice is acceptable if it is performed legally, with the family's blessings. However, there is no scriptural sanction of his
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      411 23  -  Ignatius Lourdesamy RECENT letters have raised questions about the prices of HDB flats ("Disclosing take-up rates will help buyers", Oct 18; "Pricing puzzle", Oct 18; and "High property prices affect us all", Nov 1). The writers have referred to the prices of flats
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      371 23  -  Tan Gek Khim (Ms) I REFER to the letter last Friday, "111-con-ceived: MDIS dress code crackdown" by Mr Teng Kie Zin. The institute has introduced the dress code policy to reiterate that this is an institution for learning. It is imperative that there
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      305 23  -  Dr Francis Oen I REFER to last Wednesday's article, "Fewer cluster homes may be built", and applaud the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) for finally realising the problems cluster homes cause to landed residential estates. I live in an intermediate terrace house in the central
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      77 23 Paper's advert: MediaCorp replies I REFER to the letter, "Paper's ad was factually wrong and unfair to news vendors" (Oct 31) by Mr Jayakumar S.P., president of the Singapore News Vendors' Association. We regret that our advertisement which appeared in Today on Oct 24 had brought concern to Mr Jayakumar.
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      44 23 JJJ WHAFS ONLINE MORE LEnERS www.straitstimes.com ONLINE FORUM LOOKING BEYOND THE LABELS: Individualism and collectivism SPORTS DIVING: It needs more safety rules ANIMAL TESTING: SPCA praises Online Forum letter ACTIVE MAP FOR TRAINS: A waste of money YOGA: Keep it free of religious bias
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      816 25  -  Tan Weizhen In-car computers a boon for those who live life on wheels I By IN-CAR MP3 or DVD players are so yesterday. Car buffs who also happen to be fans of all things tech are spiffing up their wheels with multimedia players, in-car computers on
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      239 26  -  YEO GHIM LAY ELECTRONIC Road Pricing (ERP) rates will go down at some gantries from Saturday, with the start of the school holidays. Charges will be lowered by 50 cents to $1 at 20 gantries until Dec 31, following a review
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      221 26  -  YEO GHIM LAY COMMUTERS travelling in SMRT taxis will soon be able to pay their fares with their ez-link cards. The taxi operator, the first to roll out this payment method, will install card readers in 600 of its taxis
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      634 26  -  Nicholas Yong Agencies a bit more 'creative' in listing airfares, fees and surcharges By NEW rules designed to make air travel advertisements transparent have killed off those "$1" flights to Bangkok, but the actual prices of package holidays still remain anyone's
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      662 27  -  Kor Kian Beng It is latest move in ongoing drive to improve skill levels, job image and remuneration I By FOR the past seven years, supervisor Subash Gopal Pillay and his boss have never had an employment contract in writing. Like most workers in the
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      698 28  -  Lim Wei Chean DBS in talks with resort to help its retrenched staff find jobs I By RESORTS World at Sentosa has launched its first major recruitment drive, and has moved to see if it can hire workers who have been retrenched,
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      794 28  -  Chua Hian Hou I By SERIAL technopreneur Douglas Gan is in trouble. His start-up, interactive map service Shownearby, has failed to secure advertisers or the additional investment that will allow it to continue improving its maps. Mr Gan, 25, whose current
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      140 28 SINGAPORE tech start-ups are not the only ones facing problems Silicon Valley is being pummelled as well. According to the quarterly US Venture Capital Report, the number of investments in tech start-ups plunged 21 per cent from the same period last year. Earlier this
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      588 29  -  Diana Othman They can also leave their payment with agent for pilgrimage next year or later I By MADAM Rohaini Abdul Shukor told herself three years ago that she would go on the haj, the Muslim pilgrimage to the holy city
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      49 30 MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN It was a wet day yesterday, and the pavement outside Raffles Place MRT Station showed a watery reflection of office towers framing a pedestrian holding up a umbrella. More showers can be expected over the next three days, says the weatherman. ST PHOTO:
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      333 30  -  Khushwant Singh By ABUSE of synthetic drugs such as Ice and Ecstasy is rampant in the region and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has declared East and South-east Asia the world's largest market for such party drugs. To
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      417 30  -  Teh Joo Lin 5i,200 THEFT Indian national gets 5 months for using spouse's ATM card to steal her money By Elena Chong IT WAS a marriage arranged in India to give Madam Baljeet Kaur Darshan Singh, 46, a life companion following her father's death
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      390 30  -  ELENA CHONG FOR every item that the housewife lost, the maid would pay back with one of her teeth. That was allegedly what Maselly Abdul Aziz, who is on trial for abusing an Indonesian maid, had told her. The
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      620 31  -  Jessica Jaganathan New, less-invasive form of surgery also means faster recovery I By A NEW, less-invasive method of surgery promises to correct an irregular heartbeat, and Singapore is now one of the few countries offering it. For a patient with atrial fibrillation, a common
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        123 31 MINISTER-IN-CHARGE of Muslim Affairs Yaacob Ibrahim will be representing Singapore at a ministerial meeting on religious affairs in Indonesia this week. Dr Yaacob, who is also Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, will attend the 13th Unofficial Meeting of Religious Affairs Ministers of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia
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        107 31 THE Arab Association of Singapore and a Middle Eastern cafe in Arab Street are holding a donation drive to raise funds for flood victims of Yemen. On Thursday, those who wish to contribute can put their cash or cheques in donation boxes at Cafe Le Caire,
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        650 32 He set up marine police unit twice TIMOR LESTE IN HIS first mission to Timor Leste, Senior Station Inspector Partapjeet Singh painstakingly built up a marine police unit of eight officers and four boats. He returned seven years later to find that the fledgling unit had collapsed and the boats
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        669 32 AFGHANISTAN AFGHAN health-care workers used to operate with no prospects of picking up new skills or improving their existing ones. Training for doctors and nurses in Bamiyan province in central Afghanistan was ad hoc and arbitrary at best. But all that is changed
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      671 33 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE You're all style and no substance, Chelsea's Essien tells the Gunners LONDON: The beautiful attacking football that Arsenal play have won the Gunners many fans. Just do not count Michael Essien among them. In fact, the Chelsea midfielder has taunted Arsenal as all style and no
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      571 33 THE TIMES, LONDON, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Alex Ferguson has complained that Manchester United's bid for a third consecutive Premier League title is being undermined by an unbalanced fixture list. United have taken a solitary point from their meetings with Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool, their main
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      261 33 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: Newcastle manager Joe Kinnear could be in trouble with the Football Association after criticising the "Mickey Mouse referee" in Sunday's 1-2 Premier League loss at Fulham. The outspoken Kinnear, who has the Newcastle job on a temporary basis while the owners try
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        70 34 ASSOCIATED PRESS ST ETIENNE: Damien Comolli was appointed sporting director of St Etienne on Sunday, 15 days after being fired as director of football by English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur. St Etienne president Bernard Caiazzo announced the hiring of Comolli, after the team lost
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        79 34 REUTERS MILAN: Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo (above) smashed a television set after seeing McLaren's Lewis Hamilton snatch the Formula One world drivers' title from Felipe Massa in the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix on Nov 2. Ferrari's Massa won his home grand prix
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        72 34 ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN ANTONIO: Tony Parker will be out for about four weeks with a sprained left ankle, a critical blow to the National Basketball Association side San Antonio Spurs, who are off to their worst start in 12 years. A scan on
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        50 34 XINHUA BRISBANE: Australia's Olympic breaststroke champion Leisel Jones said yesterday she will not swim in next year's World Championships in Rome. The 23-year-old said she plans to take a break from the sport but could still train for the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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      671 34 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Only one win in seven games, only one point above relegation zone LONDON: Despite Manchester City's third straight loss, their wealthy chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak has said that manager Mark Hughes' job is safe and promised funds for the mid-season transfer window.
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      366 34 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: Chelsea's return to the top of the Premier League was marred by an outburst from Blackburn manager Paul Ince. Ince had an angry exchange with Chelsea's Ray Wilkins on Sunday, accusing the Chelsea assistant first-team football coach of
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      506 34 ASSOCIATED PRESS ROME: AC Milan have not lost in 13 matches, but are not impressed that the 1-1 draw with Lecce on Sunday saw them lose the top spot in the Serie A standings. Ronaldinho had given Milan the lead in the 79th
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      275 34  -  Lin Xinyi I By SINGAPORE'S Jasmine Yeong-Nathan is in second place after the first block of qualifying at the 44th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup at 80l 300 in Hermosillo, Mexico. The 2005 national champion tallied 1,380 pinfalls over six games yesterday (Sunday
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      365 35 REUTERS SHANGHAI: Roger Federer's quest for a fifth Masters Cup got off to the worst possible start when he lost 6-4, 4-6, 3-6 to Frenchman Gilles Simon yesterday. The Swiss, who withdrew from the Paris Masters 11 days ago with a back injury,
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      547 35 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Australian board to quiz skipper over tactics that allowed India to win Test MELBOURNE: Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland said yesterday that he would seek an explanation from captain Ricky Ponting over his much-criti-cised bowling tactics in the final Test against India. The
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      1009 35  -  Rohit Brijnath SPORTINGLIFE I By NO. 2. Second best. It's what the ranking says, but he believes that is not him, maybe just an aberration, some temporary glitch in his splendid machinery. No. 2 is a reminder, every time it
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      87 35 ASSOCIATED PRESS SHANGHAI: Sergio Garcia (right) is now the world's No. 2 golfer and the only thing missing from his impressive resume is a Major title. The Spaniard, 28, owes his promotion to yesterday's victory in the US$5 million (557.4 million)
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      374 35 "I think it was the worst game we have ever had." Houston Rockets centre Yao Ming, who managed only 12 points. The Rockets lost 92-111 to the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday in their National Basketball Association match Basketball NBA Toronto 89 Charlotte 79, NY Knicks 107 Utah 99,
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      236 36 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Boston Celtics 88 Detroit Pistons 76 DETROIT: Allen Iverson was welcomed to the Motor City with a standing ovation so loud that the announcer could not be heard. Then, the Boston Celtics quietened the crowd and spoiled Iverson's first
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      1140 36  -  Paul Kimmage Spore Open's big draw Harrington is golf's Mr Perfect By THE TIMES, LONDON WHEN interviewing Padraig Harrington, you are quickly reminded that he did not get where he is today by being mistaken for Russell Brand. As a kid, no dog ever ate his
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      94 33 RESOUNDING WIN India seal their first Test series victory over Australia in seven years. 81l Iki I UNDER THE COSH Pressure mounts on Mark Hughes as Man City lose three in a row. 810 CONTEST WINNERS The 10 winners of passes, sponsored by Tiger Beer, to the Barclays Singapore Open
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      20 33 NICE GUYS I Jl DO WIN rV^ Singapore Open's big draw Padraig Harrington -feter 4"^A is golfs Mr Perfect. 812
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      203 34 Mgtjgt] Draw No. 2378/2008 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 03 08 12 14 36 40 Add. No. As. _24_ 31 fr_ff Groupie $3,289,601 Winning shares tor Draw No. 2378/2008 Group 1 Prize: $657,921 each Group 4 Prize: $497 each «5 Winning Share(s) 1,328 Winning Share(s) Group 2 Prize: $59,956 each Group
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      148 35 Today Football S-League: Balestier Khalsa v Super Reds (Toa Payoh, 7.45pm). League Cup 4th rd: Arsenal v Wigan Athletic (Live, Ch27, tomorrow, 3.40am). Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai: Round-robin (Live, Ch24, 6pm). Tomorrow Football S-League: Sengkang Punggol v Gombak United (Hougang, 7.45pm). AFC Champions League: Adelaide United v Gamba Osaka (Live,
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      86 36 K. SAWNTHARANAYAGAM Age: 78 passed away peacefully on 10 November 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: K. Parameswary Sons: Daughters-in-law: S. Koban K. Shantini S. Selvan S. Sumitra Daughter: Son-in-law: S. Indradevi S. Mohanasundram Grandchildren: M. Rathisha, ,M. Jenisha, M. Gireesha, K. Harshen, K. Hiren, K.
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      67 36 ATHMA SHANTIPOOJA We, the family of the late RAMANATHAN RETHNAVELU Departed 28 Oct 08 wish to express our heartfelt gratitude to relatives, friends, colleagues and staff of S.G.H. for their support during our recent bereavement. Karumathi Prayers will be held tonight at 81k230, Serangoon Ave4,#o3-93. Athma Shanti Pooja on 12
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      66 36 r I Resting in God's Arms BTH ANNIVERSARY In Loving Memory Of FLORENCE TAN SWEE NEO Departed: 11/11/2000 You are my hiding place, You always fill my heart with songs of deliverance. Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You. Let the weak say I am strong in the
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      85 36 In Loving Memory of Our Dearest Son and Brother Ho Mci Chun, Ronald 11 August 1980 6 November 2008 have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7 Dearly missed by: Father: Francis Ho Mother: Tan Bie Hoa Sister: Ho Vi
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      48 36 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory of SUBRAMANIAM S/O SANMUGAM Departed on 27 Oct 2007 Beyond thoughts and opinions, Beyond songs and silence, Beyond today and tomorrow, Beyond life... Just one thing remains, Memories! Prayers will be held on 14 Nov2ooB (Fri), 7.30pm at Arulmigu Velmurugan Gnana Muneeswarar Temple.
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      50 36 15th Anniversary" With Fond Memories of JOACHIM MARIE Departed 11 N0v1993 To us his name will ever be The key that unlocks memory Of a dear one gone but cherished yet, A beloved face we'll never forget Sadly missed by wife, children, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, grand-daughters and all loved ones j«)
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      43 36 sth Anniversary In Loving Memory Of KHOR PHAIK EWE Departed 11 N0v2003 Time changes many things, Not the memory this day brings, But comforted in the knowledge that you are now in God's Glory. Deeply missed and always remembered by Family loved ones
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      90 37 "I am the Resurrection and the Life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in Me will never die. John 11:25-21 WEE KAI KOK ERIC Age: 65 Called to rest in the Lord's embrace on 10 November 2008. Always cherished by loved
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      143 37 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory Of JARS GRACE FRANCIS nee ONG TET NEO Departed in Los Angeles on 11 Nov 2007 It's been 1 year since you left us to be in paradise. We dearly missed you not just today but everyday of our lives. For in our hearts you
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      27 37 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory of GAY HENG CHANG Departed 11 November 2007 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by Beloved wife, children, grandchildren, great-grandson all loved ones.
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      59 37 PACKERISAMY SAMBASIVAM (Gunasekaran) Age: 65 passed away peacefully on 10 Nov 2008, Wife: Jayaletchemi (Vijaya) Children Spouses: Vicneswaran Padmavathi, Balakrishnan Chithira, Durkadevi Ashok Kumar Grandchildren: Pavithra Pakrisamy Wake is held at Blk 540, Choa Chu KangSt.s2, #03-24. Cortege will leave on 11 Nov 2008 (Tues) at 4.30pm for Mandai Crematorium
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      72 37 Athma Shanti Pooja The family of the late KARUPPIAH S/0 SIVANANTHAM Departed on 27 Oct 2008 wish to express their heartfelt appreciation to relatives and friends for their attendance, assistance, condolences, contributions and floral tributes during their recent bereavement. Athma Shanti Pooja will be held on Tuesday, 11 Nov2ooB at
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      269 37 NG KUM KIAT Age: 84 passed away peacefully on 9th November 2008. Dearly missed and always remembered by loved ones. Husband: Neo Kway Chwee (deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Neo Kwee Chuan Ong Kirn Hui Neo Kui Poh Lim Soon Lan Neo Quee Thong Tan Chor Noi Neo Que Yau Wong Ai
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      224 37 "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want.... jV, I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23 *^L YAP SIAN LEONG Age: 92 was called home to be with the Lord on 10 November, 2008 leaving behind loved ones Wife: Lee Kiat (deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law:
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      52 37 1 lth Anniversary In Loving Memory of A. G. SABAY (NUS Electrical Engineering 1997) Departed 11.11.1997 No pen can write, no tongue can tell Our sad and bitter loss, But God above has helped us so well to bear our heavy 1055....! You....My Loving Dad, Always Remembered By: Susaiammal Praba
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      85 37 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to Our Directors Mr Neo Kwee Chuan, Mr Neo Kui Poh, Mr Neo Quee Thong, Mr Neo Que Yau, Mr Neo Kwee Teng, Ms Neo Swee Yin on the demise of their beloved mother NG KUM KIAT Departed 9 November 2008 From: The Management
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      82 37 The Family of the late VAIDYANATHAN THIRUNAVUKKARASU (V. T. ARASU) Departed on 5 November 2008 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives and friends for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences and wreaths during their recent bereavement. Special thanks to Dr Tan Ban Hock his team of doctors,
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      80 37 rWith Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to Our Directors MR NG HIAP HUA MR OH HIANG HOCK KEN on the demise of their beloved mother grandmother TAN SAI CHUAN Departed on 9 November 2008 From: The Management Staff of /X£\ Lido Mechanical Electrical Engineering Pie. Ltd. Wake is held at
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      507 38  -  Goh Eng Yeow BULLS AND BEARS Regional investors bet on stocks likely to gain from infrastructure projects I By "H IT A T MARKETS CORRESPONDENT IT WAS China's turn to hog the limelight in markets yesterday when news of its 4 trillion yuan (SsB7l
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      250 38  -  YANG HUIWEN WARRANT WATCH MARKET volatility is tailor-made for warrant traders and contracts issued on movements of the Hang Seng Index have been the hottest game in town. The Hong Kong benchmark gained 501.2 points, or 3.5 per cent, to 14,744.6 yesterday, with sentiment
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        20 38 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 1.42 billion shares worth $1.07 billion UP DOWN Gainers: 269 Losers: 192 Unchanged: 851
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        85 38 Mid Cap 386.12 A 3.45 Basic materials 232.68 A 7.35 Utilities 330.61 20.76 Small Cap 315.92 A 4.28 Industrials 396.52 6.76 Financials 466.69 6.17 All Share 452.74 5.06 Consumer goods 361.04 10.91 Technology 405.83 T -0.26 Fledgling 399.87 T -2.13 Health care 457.81 9.27 Real estate 399.26
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        30 38 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 9,081.43 (+498.43) Japan's Nikkei closed up 5.81 per cent following Wall Street's rally on Friday, a weaker yen and China's economic stimulus plan.
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        31 38 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 14,744.63 (+501.2) Hong Kong shares closed up 3.5 per cent on a Chinese economic stimulus plan and a pre-weekend rise on Wall Street
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        25 38 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 1,874.80 (+127.09) Chinese shares closed up 7.27 per cent in the wake of a multi-trillion-yuan government stimulus package.
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        28 38 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 4,107.8 (+56.5) Australian shares closed up 1.4 per cent as resources stocks climbed on the back of China's massive stimulus plan.
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        27 38 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 904.24 (+10.29) Malaysian shares rose 1.2 per cent in line with gains on regional markets heartened by China's stimulus package.
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        30 38 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 1,152.46 (+17.97) South Korean shares closed up 1.6 per cent on China's plan but lagged key Asian bourses due to a ratings outlook downgrade.
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        25 38 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 10,536.16 (+571.87) Indian shares rose 5.74 per cent as investor sentiments improved after China announced an economic stimulus package.
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        28 38 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 456.44 (-7.37) Thai shares closed down 1.59 per cent as investors took profits after an early surge on China's stimulus package.
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          107 38 (0) GLD10US$ 7458 178.9 Lyxor China H 10US$ 966 107.3 LyxorHS India 10USS 847 47.7 UOB 1358 44.0 Lyxor India Nifty 10 977 41.0 lardine CSC 1090 40.0 OCBC Bk 4.5%NCPS 100 8330 40.0 0CBCBk5.1%NCPS 100 ...8960 40.0 DBS Grp 1170 30.0 IS HSCI India 100 387 20.9
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          95 38 (0) Nov 10 CENTS DmegaNav Lyxor Malaysia 10US$ SI A Great Eastern SIA200 Venture Corp AslaPharm SingTel 100 Spore Land OCBCBk SingTel 10 Ascendasreit ComfortDelGro Ossialntl SPH Soilbuild Evergro layaHldgs PCI Ltd GuocoLeisure 2240 -40.0 -1. 473 -22.4 -3. 1182 -18.0 -1. 912 -16.0 -1. 1166 -14.0 -1.
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          94 38 NOV 1U Cyber Vill Sinobest China YongS ManWah ShangTurbo Sunshine Contel lade Tech Artivision Vicplas Amara Hldgs Midas ChinaEssen FibreChem NCPS Asia Water CEI Contract GulTech Oakwell Engg Dculus JongXin OtNIJJ 7o 3 100 0 10 42.9 2 33.3 16 33.3 4 33.3 4 33.3 4.5 28.6 2.5
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          93 38 Nov 10 CENTS Fastech LHT Hldgs Advanced System CarrierNet Ossia Intl Autron Eucon Global Voice Liang Huat Vashion Evergro AsiaPharm ChinaACorp SP Corp Straco ladason ERA Informatics Gallant Eastern Hldgs 1 -50 0 -10 4.5 -35.7 -2.5 1 -33.3 -0.5 1 -33.3 -0.5 13 -27.8 -5.0 1.5 -25.0
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          112 38 (0) to 10 CENTS /o )BS HBL iCW*****3 160 23.0 JOB MBL iCW*****0 114 17.5 )BS BNP eCW*****0 63.5 14.5 )BS HBL eCW*****2 61.5 10.5 !TI 2000 DBeCW*****2 28.5 8.5 >oilbuildW*****6 16 7.0 JOB BNP eCW*****6 48 5.5 !TI 2200 DBeCW*****2 13.5 5.0 )BS DB eCW*****3 30.5 4.5
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          114 38 NOV 1U UtNIb 7o AsiatravelWI ***** 3.5 -50.0 DBS HBL eCW*****4 1 -50.0 liutianC W*****5 1 -50.0 STI 2500BNPeCW*****0 0.5 -50.0 STI 2100SGAePW*****9 47.5 -15.9 DBS DB eCW*****0 7 -12.5 CapitalandDBePW***** 35.5 -12.3 DBS DB ePW*****0 18 -12.2 DBS BNP ePW*****9 42 -9.7 CapitalanRBePW*****3 35.5 -9.0 DBS DB
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      179 38 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS By Volume CENTS Vol Golden Agri China Hongxing Cosco Corp ftusGroup Noble Grp Yangzijiang China Energy SingTel IndoAgri Gent Intl StraitsAsia Ezra Midas Li Heng Bio-Treat 20 24.5 93 27 109 43.5 18.5 251 62.5 38.5 100 77.5 43 32.5 7.5
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      104 38 runi.mii uunnLiiLii iiuil nniLo: vcmm;: S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Nov 10 2008 Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.0110 1.0540 Can dollar 1.2510 1.2660 Euro 1.8940 1.9190 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4206 0.4215 NZ dollar 0.8820 0.9010 Sterling pound 2.3320 2.3590 US dollar 1.4750 1.4920 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF
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      362 38 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR'OOO HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MII 725 375 715 2180 590 72.5 123 525 3580 2236 840 505 909 329.7 1570 474 482 384 .1, 473 414 316 2170 572 228 5606 CapitaLand 146 5417 CapitaMall 530 5611 CityDev 60.5
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      620 38 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR'OOO HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MII 272 210 256 257 438 112 127 238 243 200 191 365 388 195 117 595 398 765 422 372 317 190 580 87 222 256 130 117.4 36.5 380.1 137 161 283
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      246 39 REUTERS NEW YORK: US mortgage lender Fannie Mac yesterday said it lost a record US$29 billion (5543.3 billion) in the third quarter as the company wrote down a tax-related asset that has buoyed its capital. The quarterly loss is the fifth consecutive for the
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      427 39  -  Yang Huiwen Transparency, risk management, regulation are key words of future By RISK management and transparency will be the watchwords over the next five years as markets come to terms with the new landscape left by the financial crisis. There will also be a
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      230 39 YANG HUIWEN ANONYMOUS or "dark" pools of liquidity have extended their operations beyond the United States, and are now operating in Asian markets, particularly in Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan. Dark pools are private networks that operate away from traditional exchange houses, offering
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      451 39  -  Robin Chan IT WOULD be a remarkable result even in normal times, but the 145 per cent jump in third-quarter profits at Noble Group during a slowing world economy looks close to miraculous. The commodities supply chain manager reported earnings of US$l4B.B million
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      28 39 Creaks in trade financing Letters of credit oil the wheels of commerce. But the global credit ot jinosDore ;r ■1 >^ v k c W^ Hnj J|';;\B iEm Jar
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      460 40  -  Yang Huiwen Deals treble in tandem with market volatility as investors seek safer bets By A GROWING number of investors are betting on future movements of the Straits Times Index (STI) as a whole rather than taking their chances on individual stock picks. Trading of
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      577 41 ASSOCIATED PRESS Govt expands package as original lifeline not enough to stabilise firm WASHINGTON: The United States government yesterday provided new financial assistance to troubled insurance giant American International Group (AIG), including pouring US$4O billion (5559.5 billion) into the company in return for partial ownership.
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      358 41 REUTERS LONDON: Europe's biggest bank HSBC said its profit in the third quarter was ahead of a year earlier as growth in Asia helped offset almost US$5 billion (557.5 billion) in bad debts on United States home loans and asset writedowns. However, HSBC said
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      711 42 BLOOMBERG Venture with Cap Land if Las Vegas Sands goes bankrupt: Report THE Singapore Government may form a venture with Capita Land to take over one of the country's two integrated resorts if Las Vegas Sands fails to stave off loan defaults, CIMB-GK
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      377 42  -  Elizabeth Wilmot By SINGAPORE'S fast-growing links with China's thriving port city of Ningbo near Shanghai are set to get a further boost at a major promotional and networking event being held here this week. The three-day event, starting today at Raffles City
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      440 42  -  Gabriel Chen Robin Chan By CHINA'S huge stimulus package sent a jolt of optimism into the shares of Singapore-listed Chinese companies and local firms with substantial operations in the mainland. While questions remain over the "ultimate size" of the plan and how the
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      491 43  -  Fiona Chan PRIVATE HOMES Sector's downturn manageable, says Citibank report By PROPERTY REPORTER PRIVATE home prices are on a downslide, but their decline is unlikely to have a major impact on the economy, according to a new report by Citibank. More than 80 per
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      308 43  -  JESSICA CHEAM THE management of China Printing Dyeing Holding has applied to the High Court for the company to be placed under judicial management. The move, announced by the firm yesterday, comes about five weeks after the husband-and-wife team who helmed the company went
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      473 43  -  Michelle Tay I By LIKE all the best Shakespearean tragedies, the current financial crisis can be divided into five acts and it has now reached its fifth and final act, says a former chairman of Britain's financial regulator. During his visit
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      707 44  -  Jonathan Eyal Proposals include boosting bank lending and free-trade push By STRAITS TIMES EUROPE BUREAU LONDON: Days before world leaders gather to tackle the financial crisis, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called for the most radical reform of international institutions in over
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      112 44 Wm WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COm thrashed first. While the rich...just ride MOST-READ ONLINE it out, the poor will have to bear the Former head of ÜBS gives up millions full consequence of the crisis." Govt to help businesses, households affected by economic downturn YOUR SAY
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        1796 46  -  alison de souza Museums and great food are enough to keep you busy in this Texan city but prepare to sweat it out Forty-eight hours in Houston and I still have not seen anyone in a cowboy hat. I must admit this is a bit disappointing, as it
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        465 48  -  Tan Vi Hui and Cheryl Tan YMCA JAPAN SKI PACKAGE Ski enthusiasts can sign up with YMCA Singapore for an eight-day, seven-night package to Myoko Kogen. Located four hours from Tokyo, Myoko is blessed with deep snow and is surrounded by forests of birch, elm and cedar. Ski
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        277 48 Reuters PHOTO: Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi plans to review its tourism investment due to tightening credit conditions, although it will still bring the Guggenheim and Louvre museums to the oil-exporting region. "We are reprioritising some of our major projects, especially those that
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        440 49  -  felixcheong Actress Celine Rosa Tan has fond memories of growing up in Kukup by "AN IDYLLIC getaway and a fertile playground for the imagination" that's how Singaporean actress Celine Rosa Tan (right) remembers Kukup. This sleepy Malaysian fishing village, located in the south-west-ern tip of Johor, is about
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        185 49 If you like nature, you may also wish to explore the following destinations in Johor state: MUAR A picturesque riverine town along the coastal route, Muar is known for its lovely sunsets and fresh seafood. It is also the take-off point to the 1,276 high Gunung Ledang, or
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        76 50 'You know, once a fat kid, always a fat kid' Actress Kate Winslet on how she feels about her body 'See, this one even comes with a phone. So he can break up with other dolls' Singer Taylor Swift taking a dig at a doll of
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        798 50  -  deepika shetty Whether it is wildlife or nightlife you are after, the Kenyan capital is sure to be a hit Most tourists visiting Kenya spend only a night in the capital Nairobi before moving on to a safari or beach. This is a shame, says
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      495 51  -  jocelyn lee Esplanade presents its first Hokkien concert with Taiwanese singer The Esplanade is going heartland this month. Its A Date With Friends series, which pays tribute to senior citizens, is headlined by veteran Hokkien female singer Tsai Chiu-feng from Taiwan. The series, which takes place between Nov
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      317 51 Reuters, New York Times New York You Tube, the largest videosharing website, will show full-length television shows and films from MGM's archives. The movie is meant to boost advertising revenue by adding professional programming, the company said on Sunday. The financially troubled
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      367 51  -  chang tou liang review concert SONGS WITHOUT SINGERS Lim Van Piano Recital Last Sunday Esplanade Recital Studio After romping through the 24 Preludes of Rachmaninov at one sitting in July, it was only appropriate for young Singaporean pianist Lim Van to showcase a more intimate and poetic
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      887 89 BIGACTIVITY llpf The (X) Clues are for Kids Created by Timothy E. Parker August 18, 2008 ACROSS flavored with 51. (X) Kind of alphabetizers .■^—T^l 1. (X) Maple tree honey and phone ignore 900 lemon 52. (X) One may 24. Like Gen. W^ 4. "Shadow 30. Able to follow a
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      782 91 Su Jiaxian susses out the latest trends in watches A MAJOR trend that has shaped the watch market in recent years, especially at the mid- and high-end, has been the move away from traditional watchmaking, both in terms of design and functions. Mr Tim Bourne, vice-president
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      680 93  -  timmytan More watch brands and exclusive models will help to increase public interest in horology by WITH the financial crisis and economic downturn, local watch houses are taking steps to ride out the storm. Says Mr Michael Tay, executive director of The Hour Glass: "We will
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      854 94  -  yeo suan f utt The outlook remains positive for the luxury watch business even during the economic downturn by; WITH the global financial meltdown and Singapore in a technical recession, even the luxury watch business will not escape untouched, say industry insiders. In his speech to the
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      651 96  -  Timmy Tan Some top brands are now using silicon, a material new to horology, to make watch components, says WHILE mechanical clockmaking, which eventually led to the wristwatch we know of today, has been around since the 13th century, it is only since the beginning of this current
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      617 97 The quest to craft unique timepieces is evident in the latest creations, says Lim Yann Ling PUSHING the boundaries on beauty and Adding to this is the continual refinehorology, many of this year's timepieces ment of aesthetics, which is visible in the come with better complications
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      671 99 A watch can combine elements of art and design, years of horological development and smart branding to become a statement piece for its wearer. From the trendy jewellery pieces to the quirky and unique ones, choices abound for ladies and men, report Daphne Lee and Lim
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      66 100 Special PROJECT EDITOR Karon Ng WRITERS Daphne Lee, LimYannLing CONTRIBUTORS Peter Chong, SuJiaxian.TimmyTan, Yeo Suan Futt ART AND DESIGN Kimmie Tan, Lynnette Chia EDITOR Lee Kirn Chew CREATIVE DIRECTOR Jacqueline Wu CHIEF SUB-EDITOR Uma Venkatraman ADMIN MANAGER ZainAfridi ADVERTISING SALES Martin Boey (9620-1358), Alfred Lee (9673-3578) For reproduction of articles
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